Infusion Treatment

Infusion Treatment at Gettysburg Cancer Center

At the Gettysburg Cancer Center, our mission is to provide compassionate and quality care at our infusion center for cancer and non-cancer patients throughout York and Adams counties.

Infusion Treatments for Cancer

Cancer treatments often require infusion treatments, like chemotherapy. Travel during chemotherapy can be difficult, based on how a patient handles the therapy, which is why our infusion treatment centers in Hanover and Gettysburg, PA offer convenient parking and easy-to-access locations.

Our educated staff is also there to help throughout treatment by providing anti-nausea and anti-inflammatory medicine as well as food, drinks and blankets to patients. Most of all, they offer care that’s far more than a routine — and they do it with passion and caring.

We understand that after treatment, patients want to rest, which is why our center has an on-site pharmacy. Our pharmacy fills oral chemotherapy prescriptions as well as other medicines. Patients and their families can then receive their medicine without waiting in line at retail pharmacies.

Infusion for Non-Cancer Patients

Our infusion center is ideal for non-cancer patients because it’s local, with quality care and a friendly environment.

Intravenous therapy, or treatments given through the vein, are common for patients with blood disorders. Anemia, for example, is a blood disorder that causes low energy and hair loss. It’s treated with an iron infusion to restore a patient’s red blood cells. Anemia is a common disorder, with more than 40 percent of women under the age of 34 estimated to have it.

An infusion of the vitamin B12 is another common treatment for non-cancer patients. Diet, autoimmune diseases and abdominal surgery can all result in a low B12 count, which can cause headaches, fatigue and even anemia.

Other infusion treatments for non-cancer patients include:

Hydration

Blood transfusions

Injections

IV antibiotic therapy

For non-cancer patients, infusion treatments may be used as a one-time treatment or as a continued therapy.

Infusion Treatments for MS

We’re proud to offer convenient infusion treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients across Adams and York Counties. MS does not have a cure, so treatments focus on managing and slowing the autoimmune disease. Treatments include prescription medicines as well as infusion therapies.

MS is classified into five forms:

Relapsing-remitting

Secondary progressive

Primary progressive

Progressive relapsing

Fulminant

Each form has different symptoms, such as the number of attacks or the pattern of recovery. Patients with MS will discuss with their doctor about their specific form as well as a treatment method. Our MS infusion treatments at the Gettysburg Cancer Center include: